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Tired of flying in cramped spaces? Fed up with delays on New York airport tarmacs? Well, now you can fly in style when you subscribe to a Private Jet Membership like Sergey Petrossov’s JetSmarter. If you think that private jets are beyond your budget, you need to take a closer look. There are new companies that are providing charter flight options for any passenger at a cost that is often similar to a first-class airline ticket. Whether you are flying for business or pleasure and once or multiple times a month, there are a variety of companies offering options to and from all of New York’s airports. Private Jet Options Share an asset – This is similar to purchasing a vacation timeshare. You pay an annual fee for a contracted period of years and you have an asset that you can use when and how you choose. This option is primarily for a business that flies multiple individuals frequently during a year but there are no restrictions as to who may enter into the contract. Lease Time – This is the option where you make monthly payments over a two to five-year period of time and then reserve a seat on your chartered airline when you need it. The maximum number of hours you can fly is 50 per year. Jet Membership – Many celebrities like Apple CEO, Tim Cook and Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg have found what is called the most economical, efficient, and convenient way to fly in a private jet. And now you can have that same access with a Private Jet Membership. For a flat monthly or annual fee you get access to comfortable seating on charter flights and 24/7 customer service for last minute arrangements. With some memberships, you can even work with a concierge who not only arranges your flight, but also personalizes your flight with food, drinks, and other amenities, and with service arrangements in your destination city. Members also receive discounted rates, a choice of specific types of aircrafts, and the guarantee of no hidden fees like baggage handling or plane de-icing. Whether you’re flying to or from JFK, Newark, La Guardia, or Teterboro airport, remember that you can now fly in style. So, the next time you fly, you may want to consider chartering a jet...

If you are interested in real estate development, we are glad to enlighten you about some of the most recent real estate developments in New York City. We provide sources of information such as weekly podcasts where we discuss this lucrative type of business venture broadly. The information that we provide on our blog also enlightens you on some of the companies that have achieved great success with real estate developments. However, we want to start by listing some of the luxurious properties in New York City’s the real estate development markets. To begin with, 159 West 24th Street Unit 5-C of New York City has some newly furnished one bedroom apartments at affordable prices of $1,750,000. In addition, you can also find condo apartments on 71-50 160th Street Unit 3 located in Fresh Meadows, Queens. In as much as New York City has some of the most luxurious property within the United States of America, we prefer to give you a small briefing about the companies that are very passionate about real estate development. According to us, specificity builds a sense of trust between you and the company that you wish to invests with or buy their apartments. The Real Deal is one of the most successful real estate developers following their mind-blowing publications since 2003. Their popularity is one of the major reasons why you should stop looking and contact them right away for their real deals. Brick Underground, New York YIMBY, Curbed New York and Elika Real Estate are just but the tip of an iceberg. When you contact these companies, you will not miss out on something that suits your tastes. Most importantly, our blog also provides you with some celebrities who have had their beautiful experiences with the luxurious real estate developments in New York. They include Harry Styles, Joe Sitt, Jenifer Lawrence, Justin Timberlake, Meg Ryan, Jessica Biel and many others. Thus, if you’re looking for property to sell, buy or rent within New York City, then the companies listed above are the best for you. Their juiciest prices are worth the apartments considering the quality, space, proximity to certain places and even their popularity gives you the benefit of the doubt. I mean who would not invest in such beautiful apartments if they are not of worth! So stop looking and start checking out with them for their real deals in real estate building and...

Alixe Callen has the resume and experience to be the new Head of School at St. George Boarding School in Rhode Island. She has teenage boys of her own and was a Dorm Parent along with her husband prior to being appointed to Head of School. She has a Bachelor and Master’s degree from Brown University and a Masters and Ph.D. from Harvard University. At Harvard, she concentrated on secondary-school design, school reform, and school leadership. Starting July 1st, 2017 she will be the Head of School at St. George’s Boarding School. Being an educator is a demanding job. It takes a special person to be able to lead those educators to success and happiness so that the educators can do the same for their students. Alixe Calen not only has the qualifications that make her a leader but the intricate understanding of how a school works. She served as Assistant Principal of Needham High School from 2004-2008. St. George is a Boarding School that is a college preparatory program that serves grades 9-12. Boarding schools offer a unique experience for students to become immersed in their education, both socially and academically. Excellent leadership is critical to the success of students at public and private schools. At boarding schools, this leadership is even more crucial, as the students spend more of their daily lives there. Alixe Cullen is an excellent choice as Head of School at St. George’s Boarding School because she has extensive experience in public and private schools. She will be taking over from the previous Head of School, Eric Peterson. Because of this, she understands the needs of the students that she serves. Total, she has 13 years of leadership experience. She is setting history at St. George’s Boarding school in 2017 as being the first female to lead the school. Her dedication to various aspects of the school system sets her above other candidates. Surely, she will inspire her students to achieve success in college and their years...

Why is New York City such a popular tourist attraction? Certainly one reason is it’s deep roots in history during the American Revolutionary War, but most people flock to this great city to get an eyeful of the Big Apples’ greatest attribute: Skyscrapers. New York City is the second largest city with the most completed skyline in the world, which makes for very impressive, and overwhelming, tourists attractions. Here are just a few of the most iconic buildings to see. The Chrysler Building: The world’s tallest building for a spell, until 1931 when it was surpassed by the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building is home to several well-known firms and organization such as Blank Rome. It has been featured in several films, like Men in Black III and Armageddon. The unique, spiky ornamentation of the top of the building is unlike any other building in the world. Empire State Building: One of the most iconic ESRT skyscrapers in the world, this unique art-deco building reigned as the world’s tallest building for almost 40 years. This building, equipped with a lightning rod that takes on average 100 strikes of lightning per year, started its cinematic debut in the 1933 version of King Kong. The people who visit the Empire State Building get to temporarily be in a different zip code, as the building has its own (10118). Since this is such a popular tourist site, you can run into all kinds of celebrities coming to see the sights, like Ashanti or Heidi Klum. The Flatiron Building: One of the most visually recognizable buildings in North America, this building resembles a clothing iron from above in the middle of Manhattan. Built in 1902, it is the tallest triangular shaped building in the world, being that it is wedged in the space between Fifth Avenue, Broadway, East 22nd and 23rd Street. This iconic building is easily recognizable since it has shown up in a number of American movies and TV series, such as sitcoms Veronica’s Closet, Spin City, and the popular show Friends. Also, you can see the building in the backgrounds of several movies, like Godzilla and John Wick, and it was the headquarters of the fictional newspaper, “The Daily Bugle” in the movie series Spiderman. One World Trade Center: The height of this building honors the Declaration of Independence by standing exactly at 1,776 feet tall. The top part of the building is being opened up for tours this year so visitors can check out the 6th tallest building in the world, and see first-hand the tribute to the world trade centers and the devastation of 9/11 by visiting the ‘Reflective Absence’...

Are you a business owner willing to create website to improve your online presence? Your web designer will first ask you to choose between mobile web design and responsive design. The total number of traffic and the client conversion rates that your site achieves is dependent on your selection of the right web design. Compare and contrast the essential aspects of these two types of design and then select one that caters to your requirement perfectly. Total cost Those who are willing to start the businesses, the initial start-up price become the integral part of marketing strategy. Considering the reduced time as well as simplicity, the price of creating mobile website is much less than creating responsive variant. The small owners of business who wish to create a mobile website often pay negligible amount. Responsive design, on other hand, requires substantial amount of optimization, testing and coding. In addition, the coding price per hour is significantly higher than the responsive web design. Overall, the initial price for responsive design is high. The mobile web design is the best option for small businesses who wish to focus only on cost. Redesigning as well as maintenance Maintenance cost is the major decisive factor in your choice between mobile web and responsive web design. As the term suggests, the mobile web requires good maintenance. It happens due the changing trends of Smartphones. If trends and technology change frequently, redesigning the mobile website is a bit expensive. Compared to mobile web, maintenance cost for responsive web is less costly. The blend of media queries and fluid grids helps you to maintain design easily. In addition, this smart blending also helps the overall redesigning process of responsive web is fast and simple. Impact The owners of business ensure that they create the biggest impact with only a handful of resources. Efficiency is a prime factor in this matter. Both responsive web design and mobile design offer different impact. For example, the mobile web offers easy and simple navigation and also fast loading times for the Smartphone users. However the online users can use wide-ranging platforms such as personal computer, laptops and tablets. Read more...

New York City is one of the most popular places to visit in the world. With its world famous sites, it is no surprise that New York City attracts close to 50 million tourists each year. Finding the best way to see the City’s greatest attractions without emptying your wallet can be challenging. Below are two travel guide sites for multi-ticket purchases that stood out to our judges. Winner: CityPASS For tourists interested in visiting some of New York City’s must-see attractions on their next trip to the Big Apple, go to the CityPASS website to help you plan. While the site houses travel details for major cities across North America, you can filter the information by choosing New York as your city of interest. On the site you can view and purchase a CityPASS, a booklet containing six of the most desired New York tickets—without wasting time waiting in long lines. Each CityPASS can save you an impressive $63-79 per person and includes one ticket to each of the following world-famous spots (with some options): The Empire State Building, American Museum of Natural History, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, Top of the Rock or Guggenheim Museum, and Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island or Circle Line Cruises. To further help you plan and organize your trip, the site includes useful information of each attraction location. For example, directions, recommended methods of transportation, attraction highlights and advice for visitors can all be found on the site. In addition, the site has a video explaining what lies ahead once you have purchase a New York CityPASS. An extra bonus is that CityPASS has a mobile version of the site to make travelling on the go that much easier. With CityPASS’s mobile site, you can find attraction details, compare prices, read reviews, watch site videos, use maps to get directions, and even purchase a pass, right from your smart phone. Runner Up: NewYorkPass.com Similar to CityPASS, the New York Pass site provides a great, user-friendly experience where you can purchase a smart card for a one to seven day period and gain access to 80 different tourist attractions for a single fee. As there is no limit on the number of sites you can visit, the New York Pass is best for someone who wants to do it all. In addition to visiting iconic spots throughout the City, the New York Pass also gives you the opportunity to experience unique tours in places like the Brooklyn Bridge, Wall Street, NBC Studio, Gospel and Central Park by bicycle. Passes can be purchased through the website where you can also read through detailed explanations and visitor reviews of each attraction. The New York Pass site has several added values to help its consumers plan out their days. For example, reaching your destination is made easy with the site’s virtual map that identifies where each attraction is located and pinpoints spots for shopping, dining, and bus tours. Another reason why we like this site over others is that it offers customers a free, online New York City Guide Book to help them choose which sites to visit. Lastly, you can have the City at your fingertips when you download the site’s free New York Pass Travel Guide mobile app....

Who doesn’t look around their cubicle every once in awhile and wish they were laying on a tropical island beach instead, drinking a frozen cocktail? If you’re like me, you might assuage this wanderlust by browsing the internet and staring at pictures of places much cooler than wherever you are. Assuming I’m not the only one who does this, the Most Tempting Island Destination Website awards were created to help guide your hopeful browsing and are guaranteed to make your current location seem drab and dull in comparison. These awards were given to the site in a given region that most makes you want to put on your swimsuit and sunglasses and hop on a plane. Pacific Islands: The Kingdom of Tonga Halfway across the world from my desk in the U.S., the website for Tonga makes me feel like I’ve been transported to the Pacific Islands and you’ll hear no complaints from me. The stunning pictures of islands and beaches are intermixed with photos of natives and wildlife that indicate there’s more to Tonga than the unspoiled stretches of sand. I’m particularly partial to the “10 Reasons to Discover the True South Pacific” – quite honestly they had me after three but the list is worth reading through. Do you think my boss would accept “I’m on Tonga Time” as an acceptable excuse for missing a deadline? Caribbean: Camana Bay, Grand Cayman When thinking of the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands weren’t usually first to come to mind as a vacation getaway – unless I was imagining I just completed an embezzlement scheme. However, the website for Camana Bay has completely changed that and made me want to “stay for a lifetime,” as their website so kindly invites. With the many things to do in Cayman Islands, a vacation there would not necessarily be idle but it would definitely be relaxing (except maybe when hanging out in Stingray City). Hawaiian Islands: Oahu If you don’t feel like getting a passport for this mental vacation of yours, look no further than the beautiful Hawaiian Islands. With six major islands, each with their own attributes and attractions, there’s no shortage of beautiful pictures on the Go Hawaii website. The pictures of Oahu are most likely to send you into a pleasurable coma, so it wins the award for most...

Although reading is a pastime that has transcended the ages, the internet has nevertheless revolutionized the overall reading experience. Modern readers have many advantages that weren’t available to their predecessors, including instant access to classic books, highly accurate recommendations, and the ability to connect with people from all over the world who share their reading interests. Best Free Books Site: Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg, named for the instigator of the European Printing Revolution, holds the title for being the first collection of free electronic books. The founder, Michael Hart, invented eBooks on 1971 and today Project Gutenberg boasts the largest single collection of free eBooks in the world. Comprised mostly of full texts of public domain books, the project is the premier resource for classics, such as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, two of its top downloaded titles. Best Online Resource for Readers: What Should I Read Next For any reader has closed the last book in a series and immediately wished there was more, What Should I Read Next can provide the best remedy. When a title and author is input, the site returns with recommendations of what books the reader might enjoy as well. It is based on an expansive community of book lists and compiles recommendations based on the preferences of other readers who have also read that book. Best Social Network for Readers: GoodReads For book lovers everywhere, GoodReads is an invaluable resource on many levels. Calling itself the “largest book social network for readers in the world,” GoodReads allows readers to connect with each other from different corners of the globe. However, its usefulness doesn’t stop there; the network also provides a fantastic way to keep track of the reading habits of a lifetime. With an expansive database, a reader can find almost any book within the system and add it to one of their “shelves.” Originally, these are simply “Read,” “Currently Reading,” and “To-Read,” but the user can also create their own shelves to further classify. The user also has the option to rate every book and the site will come up with personalized recommendations, which is another way a tech-savvy reader can choose the next book to...

In this digital age, many people cringe when they realize they will be forced to call a company for a customer service issue. They shudder to think of the unending keypad options they will have to endure, followed by an interminable amount of time spent on hold and culminating in an extremely poor overall experience. Even if a business has a perfectly pleasant call center, the dread people feel for this expected experience will often prevent them from calling in, leaving them unsatisfied and less likely to become repeat customers. However, a solution for this problem has come in the form of online live chat options, which some websites offer in addition to phone support. Usually, the consumer fills out a short form (directing them to the correct person) and then is able to chat in real time with an expert. Even if there is some waiting time, it gives less of an impression of wasted time, as the person is on their computer and can easily switch to another window in the meantime. In general, this service elevates a website and heightens the overall customer experience. Winner: 1-800-Contacts When it comes to live chat, the website for 1-800-Contacts wins the prize with their quick responses and overall effectiveness. Since it’s safe to assume most visitors will be concerned with contacts, the initial form is extremely simple and only asks for a name and how they can help you with your issue. The response is usually almost instantaneous, even in peak hours, which dramatically reduces the total time of the process. Most important, however, is their commitment to service, which caused them to rise to the top of our “Best Live Chat for Customer Service” list. Not only do they respond quickly, but they actually serve the customer, helping to rectify issues and going out of their way to make the customer happy. They painlessly send free replacements for defective contacts and offer refunds or free products to appease an unhappy customer. Runner Up: Connor’s Pest Protection A small family-owned business in the Washington, DC area, Connor’s Pest Protection receives the runner-up spot for being one of the first of its kind to adopt this newer feature. While live chat is still a work in progress for many large and small companies alike, Connor’s Pest Protection has set up a fully functional system that allows customers to ask questions from every day pest control inquiries to how to get rid of bed bugs– and receive an answer from a qualified...

Winner: SoundCloud.com Self-identifying as the “largest community of artists, bands, podcasters and creators of music & audio,” SoundCloud was originally designed to be the Vimeo or Flickr for musicians. A Swedish sound designer and artist collaborated to start this project with the original idea of allowing artists to simply share music with each other and get feedback from the community. When the Berlin-based company was founded in 2007, it aimed solely to provide this artist-focused musical file sharing, but since then has expanded its offerings. These days, the site is angled more towards the listener, making it the most popular way to upload and publicize any sort of audio or music. Displaying the sound clip in an orange and grey waveform, SoundCloud allows music to be shared within their music community, as well as embedded into other websites. The site, like any respectable website these days, is also connected to social media and allows users to set up an account through Facebook or Google+. Once these social mediums are connected, SoundCloud allows for easy posting, facilitating more sharing with various people. This publicity-geared platform has made it a favorite with DJs, composers and songwriters, along with people looking to increase their music knowledge. With its vast array of genres, SoundCloud has also joined the ranks of music discovery tools, allowing listeners to expand their range of tastes when it comes to music. Runner Up: NPR First Listen For anyone who has eagerly awaited the release of their favorite artist’s new album, NPR First Listen may be the greatest thing you’ve probably never heard of. First Listen allows you to pre-hear everything from indie artist’s new tracks to upcoming movie soundtracks, usually for the entire week preceding the audio’s actual launch date. One of the most important features for those of us who like to put a new favorite song on repeat until we’re sick of it, is the ability to listen to any track as many times as you want in that week. However, it’s important that you keep track of the actual release date, as the audio will disappear on that date by necessity, at which point listeners are encouraged to buy the...